Author's note: So, here's the second part of the battle. I hope you guys like it! I tried to be detailed, but action scenes aren't my best... And this isn't the longest chapter in the world either, but.. Anyways, just read the chapter. XD

Song for this chapter: You're Gonna Go Far Kid by The Offspring

Lucy rode on through the forest. She cast a worried glance behind her. She was still being pursued by a Telmarine soldier on horseback and he was getting closer every second. A flash of gold caught her eye and she turned her head just in time to see the soldier getting knocked off of his horse by a lion. Destrier reared back and Lucy screamed as she fell off of the horse. The lion jumped over her head and tore off through the woods, chasing the Telmarine soldier away. Lucy raced to the top of the hill where the lion sat and she looked up at him. There was a smile in the Lion's eyes.

"Aslan!" She shrieked. She picked up the bottom of her dress and ran forward. She grabbed fistfuls of his mane and grinned happily.

"I knew it was you!" She said, laughing. "The whole time, I knew it. But the others wouldn't believe me...Except for Edmund, and Ari I think."

"And why would that stop you from coming to me?" Aslan asked mildly.

"I'm sorry." Lucy apologized. "I was too scared to come alone. I thought you would come roaring in and save us like last time." Lucy sighed and laid her hands in her lap.

"Things never happen the same way twice." Aslan said to her. Lucy sucked in a breath and looked up at him, her eyes tearing up.

"If I had come earlier..." She began quietly, her voice barely louder than a whisper. "Everyone who died...could I have stopped that?"

"We can never know what would have happened, Lucy." Aslan replied. He paused for a moment and then continued. "But what will happen is another matter entirely."

Lucy brightened. "You'll help?" She asked, her voice hopeful.

"Of course." Aslan replied, chuckling a bit. "As will you."

"Oh...Well, I wish I were braver." Lucy sighed wistfully.

"If you were any braver you would be a lioness." Aslan laughed. "Now, I think your friends have slept long enough, don't you?"

Back at Aslan's How, the battle continued. Edmund had picked up a stray Telmarine blade, and was using it to his advantage. He was an excellent swordsman with one sword, but with two, he was downright deadly. He was back in his element. He swung his sword, killing one enemy soldier, and then swiped with the Telmarine blade, killing another. He turned and blocked an oncoming sword with both blades crossed in front of his face.

Ari was using her twin dueling blades in a similar way as Edmund was using his two swords. She twisted on one foot, her arms crossed in front of her so that one blade was being held slightly higher than the other, both protecting her front. Her right blade sliced the neck of an oncoming Telmarine soldier, while the other knocked an oncoming blade out of the way. She threw one of them at a soldier with a crossbow aimed at Susan. She winced as a stray arrow cut her arm. It wasn't very deep, but it still would affect her battle skills.

Susan was using her bow as a multi-purpose weapon. She shot her arrows when there was enough room around her, but when the enemy got too close, she would either throw an arrow at them with startling precision, or hit them over the head with it. It depended on how much time she had to act which method she used. Both were effective.

Peter had laid his shield to the side before the battle began, and he didn't regret his decision. Sometimes it was better to have both of your arms free of the weight, and now was one of those times. He gripped Rhindon with both hands and parried, thrust, and cut his way through the oncoming enemy troops. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Caspian fall back into the pit that he had created. He dashed over to the edge of the crater to see Glozelle running at Caspian with a spear. Glozelle hesitated when he saw it was Caspian, and just before he dropped the weapon, a tree root shot out of the ground and wrapped around him. Peter helped Caspian out of the hole in the ground and they watched as the trees around came to life.

The Telmarines launched more and more rocks when they saw the trees fighting back. One of them hit a tree and it toppled to the ground with a roar. Another tree dug one of its roots into the ground and it came up some distance away, crushing one of the Telmarine war machines. With hope ignited in them again, the Narnians fought with renewed vigor. Peter lifted his sword to the sky.

"For Aslan!" He shouted. The Narnians charged forward, driving the Telmarines back.

"We can defeat them if we draw them to the river." A soldier said to Lord Sopespian.

"To Beruna!" Sopespian shouted, turning his horse. The Telmarines retreated. They reached the river in little time at all and began crossing without a thought. Halfway down, Sopespian brought the army to a screeching halt. Lucy stood on the other side of the bridge, apparently alone. She drew her dagger and smiled a rueful smile. Then, Aslan joined her. Sopespian stared for a long moment at the pair. He looked ahead, and then back behind him, and then he lifted his sword into the air.

"Charge!" He called. And charge they did.

Author's Note: So, this chapter is a little shorter than I originally planned... But, we get the very last part before Caspian's coronation and the celebration ball in the next chapter! :D Then I get free reign, and I get to work on my original story. Nothing at all from LWW and PC... XD Beware. O_O

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